Given name & surname · also Irish
Mccolgan
“son of Colga”
McColgan is a surname from Irish, ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
McColgan goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Colgan, meaning “son of Colga.”
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Where it comes from
McColgan comes from Irish, and ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Scottish Gaelic Mac Colgan (“son of Colga”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mccolgan’s family of names
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